Bengaluru, June 11 -- Hours after a tiger attacked two people, in which one was mauled to death, in Chamarajanagar taluk the animal was captured and tranquilised on Tuesday, a forest official said.

On Monday at around 11 pm, the tiger attacked 35-year-old Raju Pujar, resident of Ramaiyyanapodu village, when he stepped out of a relative's home to relieve himself, BRT Tiger Reserve project director B Sripathi said.

"The tiger pounced on him but fled after family members raised an alarm and scared it away. Raju was shifted to Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) and is out of danger," he said.

Pujar's mother, Jayamma Pujar, said that the tiger had been seen roaming in the area for the past month.

Sripathi further said that...